Medication Status and the Effects of a Medication Management Education Program for the Elderly in a Community

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated medication status by examining the effects of a medication management education program on the knowledge of medications and medication misuse behaviors in the elderly in a local community. Methods: This study used a non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental design. For the study, 116 subjects were assigned to the control group and another 116 subjects were assigned to the experimental group. The medication management education program consisted of 1:1 education, practice in medication management, consultation, and discussion. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups in terms of their knowledge of medications and medication misuse behaviors. Conclusion: The results indicate that the medical management education program is effective in improving the knowledge of medications and decreasing medication misuse behaviors. Therefore, this education program can be used as an intervention to improve the medication behaviors of the elderly in local communities.

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“…노인 대상의 복약관리 교육은 노인의 약물지식 및 약물 복약 이행 도 증진에 기여하며 [8], 고혈압 교육에 참여한 노인 고혈압 환자군은 참여하지 않은 군에 비해 12.4배 약물 복용 이행이 높았다 [9]. 그럼 에도 현재까지 국내에서 지역사회 노인을 대상으로 복약관리 프로그 램을 한 연구의 수가 많지 않고 고혈압 노인을 대상으로 한 중재 연 구 [10,11]는 더욱 적어, 최근 증가하고 있는 노인 고혈압 유병률을 고려하였을 때 [2] 더 많은 중재 연구의 시도가 필요하다.…”

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